Today’s high-stakes Republican leadership meeting on Capitol Hill will include a vote for their party’s Speaker nominee, as John Boehner is resigning from Congress. Orlando Congressman Dan Webster is one of the three running for Speaker of the US House along with Reps. Kevin McCarthy and Jason Chaffetz. With the… [read more]
Local elections are just around the corner for Orange County voters. While Republican Mayor Teresa Jacobs escaped unchallenged because Val Demings dropped out of the race and the Democratic Party could not field another challenger, there still are some important decisions to be made on August 26, 2014. There’s also… [read more]
Even as All Aboard Florida got mentioned by Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs in today’s “State of the County” address, the billion dollar high-speed rail line continues to face major community opposition which could threaten the whole project. Just this week, the St. Lucie County Commission approved a plan for crafting a… [read more]
The “Top 10 Scrooges of 2013” list from West Orlando News seems to put all of the principal suspects just where they should be. It’s a great reminder of all the nonsense that went on locally in 2013 and how our elected officials consistently fail the people (which is something people around… [read more]